Portable shower bath



1936- s. c. PETERSON 2,052,420

I PORTABLE SHOWER'BATH Filed Jan. s, 1936 Patented Aug. 25, 1936 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a portable shower bath. In the accompanyingdrawing will be shown the water container; valve and spray; wallbracket; curtain rod; curtain rod support and 5 mechanical hoist.

Fig. 1 is a side view of the portable shower bath, curtain rod and wallbracket assembled to wall, parts. being in section.

Fig. 2 is a top View of the portable shower bath,

l0 curtain rod and wall bracket.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the water container, partly in section forclarity.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the wall bracket.

Referring to the figures by characters of refer- 15 once I designatesthe container portion of the apparatus, which is secured to the wallbracket 2 by means of projection 3. The projection 3 is located at therear of the container I and end of the oval handle 4. The oval handle 4is used to 0 carry the portable shower bath and to fasten it to wall orshelf when so desired. The oval handle 4 is secured to the container Iby means of rivets or solder 5. The wall bracket 2 is secured to thewall by means of screws 6, placed two each in the 25 upper and lowerextremities. There are slots 1 in wall bracket 2 to receive projection 3of container I. The curtain rod 8 is one piece, severed, and the ends soshaped as to fit through holes 3|, tilt downward and rest againstprojection 32,

30 thus assuring a firm curtain rod support. The standards 5 are onepiece, round, twisted metal composed of three legs and soldered onto thebottom of the container I. As shown by Figures 2 and 3 the three legsform a triangle and support the portable shower bath and protect thespray of the container as the container is being filled. The valve I3 iswelded or soldered at I0 onto container I and as can be seen in Figures2 and 3 is located at the extreme edge of the front and directly in thecenter of the container. The hand control I I of the valve is threadedinto the valve, permitting it to be turned on or off as desired. Thespray I2 has threaded union to attach to threads on valve I3. There is aflange or flaring I4 around the top of the container I, which aids inkeeping the water from spilling or slopping out.

It will be understood that my portable shower bath may be suspended fromceiling, shelf or other suitable support without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention.

What I claim is:

A portable shower bath device including a water container provided witha rigid handle; a rearward projection on said handle for securing thecontainer to the Wall bracket; combined angle valve and spray means forsaid container; standards on the container adapted to support thecontainer and protect the spray means during the filling operation; awall bracket with vertically spaced slots for selectively supporting thecontainer, said bracket at its upper portion being provided withopenings and a lug; and a ringlike curtain rod having inwardly anddownwardly bent ends, the ends being inserted through the openings ofthe bracket and brought to bear on the lug.

SYLVANUS C. PETERSON.

